St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-01

men were diligently blowing up the
irrigation has been introduced,
and water could be had at
almost any stage of the journey. This
is mentioned to show how rapidly the
Northwest is settling up. He who re-
mains year after year in the large cities
and makes no extended trips into the
country, has no idea how rapidly is the
country being peopled.
THE GREAT COUNTRY TRIBUTARY.
When the country between st. Paul
and the slope has been settled rs is that
between Chicago and the Atlantic, what
city will have So rich country tributary
to it as will st. Paul? 1t is then that st.
Paul will outrank Chicago and stand on
an equal footing with New York as q
railroad center and distributing point.
While this is to be looked for to the
West, the extensions making by
the Stickney system to the
Southwest are not to be overlooked.
The Minnesota IL Northwestern has pro-
jected lines which will place territory
heretofore exclusively belonging to Chi
cagO and st. Louis tributary to st. Paul.
When this company's lines To Kansas
City. st. Louis and, in fact, all the inn
portant Lower Missouri river points,
have been built, an outlet for the trade
OF the Northwest will be given which
will be second to none in importance.
Even if Chicago should retain the gem
eral merchandise trade of these points,
the lumberInen Of this section Of
the country will secure such
access 10 the prominent Mis-
souri, river markets that they will
be enabled to compete upon more than
equal terms with competitors who have
heretofore had things pretty much their
own way. This system, when its eNteil-
sions now making and those projected
have been completed, will rank second
to none. When the first intimation was
made that Mir. Stickney intended build
ing road south from st. Paul to the
Iowa state line, everyone said it was
simply money making scheme, and that
Mr.. Stickney was only building for the
purpose of selling out to some foreign
road anxious to gain access to the city.
This opinion was generally held for 4
long while, even after the Dubuque cut
OF was well under Way, and work com
menccd upon the survey for line from
Dubuque to Chicago.
\ DIFFERENT OPINION.
When. however, the Chicago, Kansas
City x st. Paul was organized, and the
"Diagonal' road purchased. then the
public generally beloved that it was the
intention of Mr.. Stickney to build up a
great system of railway, and end his
days as the president of the same. His
projects were so well thought OF by
those To whom he communicated his
plans, that never for even a single day
has he wanted for the necessary back
ing to carry them out. repeat that the
Minnesota ~ Northwestern Will before
great many years be one of the largest
systems, and best paying concern in the
country. East from st. Paul there are six
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul, the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis IL
Omaha, the Minneapolis d st. Louis, the
Chicago, Burlington Il Northern, the
Minnesota K Northwestern and the Wis
conSin Central. But two years ago there
were but three roads between the two
cities. Two years hence there may be
three additional. The completion of the
Chicago, Burlington Il Northern, which
has occurred during the past year, con-
meets st. Paul with the great Chicago.
Burlington Il Quincy system, and gives
MinneSota'S capital direct connection
with big stretch of country, which it
has heretofore reached only in an indi-
rect and roundabout way. There is an
other section of country being opened
up, which should swell the trade Of st.
Paul. This is the extensions making
by the Chicago u Northwestern's pro-
proprietary companies west and north
west through Nebraska into Wyoming
and Dakota. In addition to the import
ant extensions already mentioned, the
Northwestern and Milwaukee " st.
Paul, so soon as certain Indian reServa-
tons are opened, will build west from
their present western termini. How far
west they will go no one knows, but ru-
NOR says that both intend building
through to the coast. NJ. j. ROCHE.